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25 January 2013Brendon Ayanbadejo: I want to use Super Bowl media for equal marriage awareness 7 NFL player, and equal marriage advocate, Brendon Ayanbadejo, has said that he wants to use the massive exposure which the Super Bowl brings to speak out about marriage equality. -
25 January 2013Comment: Religious opponents of equality should follow the Unitarian Church and agree to marry gay couples 18 The Chief Officer of the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches hopes that other faith groups will follow his organisation's lead and agree to marry gay couples. -
25 January 2013Comment: The same-sex marriage bill isn’t the end of the journey towards gay rights 53 Chris Ashford, Reader in Law and Society at the University of Sunderland analyses the Marriage (Same sex Couples) Bill for PinkNews and argues that despite first appearances, it isn't the final piece of the jigsaw to achieving gay equality. -
26 January 2013India: Report declares that ‘all sexual identities deserve protection’ 10 A committee lead by the former Chief Justice of India has declared that all sexual identities are deserving of protection, and has called for education about LGBT people in schools. -
26 January 2013Italy: Catholic anti-gay blog returns after hacking downtime 12 An Italian Catholic blog has been reinstated after falling to a DDoS attack. -
26 January 2013Rylan Clark is the winner of Celebrity Big Brother 2013 44 Rylan Clark was declared the winner of Celebrity Big Brother 2013 on Friday evening, in the live final on Channel 5. -
26 January 2013Peter Tatchell: The equal marriage bill is commendable, but flawed 135 Peter Tatchell commends the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, but outlines reasons why the option of civil partnerships for heterosexual couples, to avoid a legal imbalance, should be considered. -
26 January 2013Introducing equal marriage in England and Wales to cost the tax payer up to £4.7m 59 The Government has said that the costs of introducing same-sex marriage in England and Wales will cost between £3.3m and £4.7m. The assessment, promised by the Government during the consultation process, is not as large a figure as some opponents of equal marriage had claimed introducing equality would cost. -
27 January 2013France: A quarter of a million rally for same-sex marriage in Paris and Lyon 39 As many as a quarter of a million people have gathered in the French cities of Paris and Lyon to support plans to introduce same-sex marriage equality. -
27 January 2013Iain Dale: Trust civil servants to bugger up same-sex marriage by not including consummation 92 LBC presenter and Conservative Party commentator Iain Dale, who supports the introduction of same-sex marriage, worries that the Government is presenting a flawed bill to the House of Commons. -
28 January 2013US: Boy Scouts troop forced by regional council to remove anti-discrimination statement 9 A Boy Scout troop has been made by its governing regional council to remove an anti-discrimination policy published last week, which contradicts the national policy banning gay members, volunteers and staff. -
28 January 2013Canada: Kathleen Wynne becomes first lesbian province leader 11 A former cabinet minister has been appointed as Canada's first openly-gay provincial premier, who is also the first female leader of the most populous Canadian province. -
28 January 2013Exclusive: Defence Secretary Philip Hammond links incest with same-sex marriage 122 Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has told students in Surrey that allowing gay couples to marry would be like sanctioning incest. -
28 January 2013Church of England: The government has ‘no mandate’ for its same-sex marriage bill 42 The Church of England has responded to the publication of the government’s Marriage (Same Sex Couples Bill) and has complained that it wasn’t given enough time to study the proposals in full ahead of last week’s announcement. -
28 January 2013Catholic Church warns gay teachers they risk the sack if they marry or enter into civil partnerships 69 Openly gay senior teachers at Catholic schools could face demotion or the sack if they fail to live according to the gospel of the Roman Catholic Church. -
28 January 2013Cambridgeshire: Cafe owner calls for apology over allegations of support for Ugandan anti-gay bill 8 The St Neots cafe owner who was accused of speaking in favour of anti-gay legislation in Uganda has demanded an apology from two bloggers, one of whom called him a "hatemonger". -
28 January 2013Brazillian trans model features in Benetton ad campaign 19 A global advertising campaign by United Colors of Benetton has launched, and features a Brazillian trans woman model. -
28 January 2013Church in Wales hints that one day it may agree to marry gay couples 9 The Church in Wales has responded to the publication of the government’s Marriage (Same Sex Couples Bill) and says the proposals give it scope to consider sanctioning marriages for gay couples in the future. -
28 January 2013France: Cartoon characters share gay kisses at equal marriage rally 5 Famous cartoon characters were paired up in same-sex couples in a display as part of a rally for equal marriage in France. -
28 January 2013Sebastian Faulks: Attempts to make James Bond thoughtful just made him ‘slightly gay’ 16 James Bond writer, Sebastian Faulks, has said that his attempts to make the the character more sensitive or introspective failed, and that he just ended up being "slightly gay".
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Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends ‘aggressive homosexual community’ equal marriage slur15
Columnist Richard Godwin: Does Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth ‘dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him?’3
David Cameron called ‘marriage wrecker’ and warned of ‘long battle’ over equal marriage in House of Lords36
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people36
Italy: LGBT-supporting priest who called for an openly gay Pope dies at 849
US: Boy Scouts of America to vote on whether to allow gay members3
Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years23
US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who ‘display their lifestyle’38
Czech president makes U-turn and grudgingly honours gay academic with title10
Russia: Council of Europe demands protection for gay pride rallies5
- US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people36
- David Cameron called 'marriage wrecker' and warned of 'long battle' over equal marriage in House of Lords36
Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7- Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur 15
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins56- Columnist Richard Godwin: Does Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth 'dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him?' 3
- Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years23
- US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who 'display their lifestyle'38
Olympic diver Chris Mears: I have made some good gay friends through Tom Daley29
US Radio host: Gays aren't human so aren't protected by the US constitution169
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault141
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133-
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'94
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage93
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill66
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote62
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'58-
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins56
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